Elementary Physics Workshops

Watts-Up

Charge up on static electricity! Make indoor lightning and conduct hair-raising experiments with our electro-static generator. Major Concepts: Electricity, lighting, electrons, static

Magnetic Magic

Explore the power of magnets! Control a compass needle. See a magnetic accelerator in action. Major Concepts: polarity, magnetic field, magnetizing

Lights ... Color... Action!

Celebrate the science of color! Split your name in ink and reveal numbers with color filters. Major Concepts: visible spectrum, absorption vs. reflection

Sonic Sounds

Uncover the source of sound! Tap into sound wave transmission and fill your ears with vibrations. Create a story with sound effects and change the pitch of your voice. Major Concepts: sound waves, vibrations

Harnessing Heat

Take on temperature! Shake up a storm and see how friction creates heat. Witness an underwater volcano and experiment with thermometers. Major Concepts: Friction, thermometers, molecular movement

"Current" Events

Children investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity. They connect with circuits and discover the wonders of technology! Major Concepts: series and parallel circuits, movement of electrons

Fun-damental Forces

Kids find out about forces by doing experiments on gravity, centripetal force, and inertia. They check out a gyroscope, a bike wheel, and do a few balancing tricks to discover how forces affect motion. Major Concepts: gravity, inertia, centripetal force, precession

Fantastic Fliers

Children discover how the four forces of flight help things soar into the sky. They build all kinds of paper aircraft to help them understand in a tangible, hands-on way! Major Concepts: lift, gravity, thrust, drag, different types of flight, high and low pressure, flight

Super Structures

Kids test out the basics of architectural design and structural engineering in this hands-on class about structures. They explore how triangles, arches, and bridges give strength to structures. Major Concepts: tension, torsion, compression, bending, arches, architecture, triangles, cylinders

Under Pressure

Kids discover how Bernoulli's principle can keep things in the air and how air pressure can be used to move things. Major Concepts: Bernoulli, high and low pressure, balance of pressure

Wacky Water

Children explore the amazing properties of water – density, solvency and surface tension – in this hands-on look at how water works. Major Concepts: ocean current circulation, protecting environments, density

Mad Machines

Kids see how simple machines lighten their load! They launch with levers, secure with screws, and work with wedges. Then, they use pulleys to move heavy objects with ease. Major Concepts: simple machines

Energy Burst!

Children explore the energy of motion. They pop, jump and flip with hopping, swimming and swinging toys. They check out the kinetic energy in rubber, band-wound gadgets. Major Concepts: kinetic and potential energy

Get Connected

Children take on telecommunications! They chat over cables, link to a network and work with radio signals. They learn about the technology developed to allow for long-distance communication and investigate the electromagnetic spectrum. Major Concepts: telecommunication

Moving Motion

Children learn all about the forces behind the movement of plains trains, and automobiles. They explore Newton's laws of motion and get a feel for frictions, inertia, and gravity. They see how mass effects movement and try out some physics tricks! Major Concepts: laws of motion

Super Power Sources

Children check out power generation using both mechanical force and chemical reactions. They turn on light bulbs and fans, find out what makes a battery work. They learn about renewable and non-renewable energy sources and just how much effort it takes to power machines. Major Concepts: alternative energy sources, batteries----Not available 2026-2027